Post Graduate Programs:

• Master in Business Administration  - University of Wales, UK (24 months)
• Master in Business Administration (International Business) - University of Southern Queensland, Australia (16 months)

Master in Business Administration (International Business)
Awarded by University of Southern Queensland, Australia

University of Southern Queensland (USQ) was established in 1967 with the direction to provide world class quality education. As a member of the association of commonwealth university (ACU), the degree conferred at USQ is on the Commonwealth Register of Institution and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS) and must comply with the National Code of Practice. The code sets strict requirements for all CRISCOs registered providers and courses.

With an international student base of 23,000 across 40 countries worldwide, the university is widely renowned globally as a provider of quality and recognized education. In 1999, USQ was the inaugural winner: International Council for Open and Distance Education Prize for Institutional Excellence for on and off campus educational leadership and innovation. ICDE has membership in 145 countries. USQ was also the joint winner of the Good Universities Guides’ University of the year: 2000-2001 award conferred by the Prime Minister of Australia, Mr John Howard in Parliament.

Aims and Objectives

The Master of Business Administration (International Business) is an advanced academic programme for graduates from any discipline who have considerable business experience, and who have a recognised potential for advanced managerial responsibility.

This programme focuses on those areas of modern management that develop judgement, skills and attitudes that are essential to managerial responsibility.

The programme aims to produce graduates who have been exposed to a range of management skills and who have been trained to use these skills in a manner that will enable them to better handle the managerial demands of modern business practices.

The objectives of the programme are to produce graduates who are able to:

• thoroughly understand the basic theories and skills of modern management discipline areas;

• display competence in a wide range of areas relevant to management practice at senior levels;

• apply their knowledge of current behavioural, policy and strategic issues so as to improve organisational efficiency;

• use well developed communication skills to interact effectively with other people at a superior and lower work level;

• comprehend, analyse and evaluate internal and external environmental forces, and develop strategic plans for the management of change;

• display a thorough understanding of the relevant political, cultural and business environment, and of ethical standards in modern business;

• analyse developments in a chosen area of management, and to critically evaluate the relationships between such developments and contemporary theory and practice; and

• further enhance their managerial skills through a commitment to ongoing managerial development.

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